A service robot for Subsea flexible risers: Analysis and systematic design

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-63

  Psarros, Dimitris ^a   Papadimitriou, Vasilis A ^b   Chatzakos, Panagiotis ^b   Spais, Vasilis A ^c   Hrissagis, Kostas ^b  

^a Hellenic Petroleum SA   (Greece)

^b Innora Ltd ^*  (Thailand)

^c ZENON Research and Development Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible riser; Robotic crawler; Subsevehicle; Underactuated mechanism

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN PROCESS; EXTENDED ANALYSIS; FLEXIBLE RISER; FLEXIBLE RISERS; GRIPPING MECHANISMS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HYDRAULIC ACTUATION; OIL AND GAS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; ROBOTIC ARCHITECTURES; SERVICE ROBOTS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS; SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH; UNDER-ACTUATED MECHANISM; UNDERWATER OPERATIONS; UNDERWATER SERVICES; USER NEED;

MARINE RISERS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 77949596092     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2010.935806     Document Type: Article

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